Sunday 31 August 2008
Teal leaf and the four-legged knot stitch
I learnt a new stitch today that is most pleasurable to do: four-legged knot stitch (p76 of Country Bumpkins’ A-Z of Embroidery Stitches)
It has undertones of palestrina – probably why it appeals to me – and reminds me of a) a South African band called The Hairy Legged Lentil Eaters and b) America’s stars and stripes. Quite apt in today’s Obama-fuelled times.
I’ve used it as a filler stitch instead of the usual seed stitch in the third leaf, done in teal blues, of my Jacobean leaves embroidery. I like it. I like it a lot.
Labels:
embroidery,
jacobean,
life
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2 comments:
It's beautiful! I love it too!
It's beautiful.
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